Have you ever used any of Lush’s scented lotion bars? Amazing, right? Those lotion bars are super easy to make at home and half the price!
Lotion bars are solid at room temperature like a bar of soap, but when rubbed on the skin, they melt leaving your skin super soft and moisturized. You can add any mixture of essential oils to customize the scent. You can even add coffee beans to make a massage bar. These are fun presents, and can easily be made for baby shower gifts, birthdays, Christmas gifts, or just for yourself.
Did I mention the directions are super easy to follow? This recipe can be adjusted to make any quantity that you’d like. I make mine with 1 part=1 cup so I used 1 cup of coconut oil, 1 cup beeswax and ⅓ cup each of shea butter and cocoa butter (you could also just use 1 cup of any for the individual sized bars). I also added some vanilla essential oil. I set them in silicone baking cups, though any mold or shape would work. The recipe I used made exactly 12 lotion bars. You can store them in any plastic container. I keep mine in the fridge, labeled so nobody tries to eat them!
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut oil
- 1 cup shea or cocoa butter or a mix of both together equal to 1 cup
- 1 cup beeswax†
- 1 tsp. vitamin E oil (optional)
- 30 drops of essential oil like vanilla (optional)
Method
- Combine all ingredients, other than the optional essential oils, in a double boiler or a glass bowl over a smaller saucepan with 1 inch of water in it.
- Turn the burner on and bring the water to a boil. Stir ingredients constantly until they are melted and smooth.
- Remove from heat and add the optional essential oils. Gently stir until essential oils are incorporated.
- Carefully pour into molds or whereever you will be allowing the lotion bars to harden. I used silicone baking cups, though any mold will work. Different shaped molds can be used for holiday gifts (hearts for valentines, flowers for Mother’s day, and so fort) or made in a square baking pan and then cut into actual bars.
- Allow the lotion bars to cool completely before attempting to pop out of molds.
† If you add an extra ounce or two of beeswax, you get a thicker consistency, which leaves less lotion on the skin when used.
